Assembly Bill A279

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Implements the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A279 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4134
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1005 & 1003, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8938, S7232
2021-2022: A1466, S6453

2023-A279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Implements the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act"; requires the New York power authority to provide only renewable energy and power to customers; requires such authority to be the sole provider of energy to all state owned and municipal properties; requires certain New York power authority projects and programs pay a prevailing wage and utilize project labor agreements.

2023-A279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    279
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CARROLL, COLTON, DINOWITZ, KIM, COOK, DICKENS,
   SIMON, STIRPE, CRUZ, L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN,  ROZIC,  MAMDANI,  FORREST,
   GALLAGHER,   ANDERSON,  EPSTEIN,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  MITAYNES,  JACKSON,
   BURDICK, WALKER, SILLITTI, LAVINE, THIELE,  STECK,  CLARK,  SEAWRIGHT,
   DAVILA,  RAMOS,  BURGOS,  KELLES,  SEPTIMO, GLICK, BURKE, OTIS, DILAN,
   JACOBSON, GIBBS, DE LOS SANTOS, CUNNINGHAM,  REYES,  TAPIA,  ZINERMAN,
   MEEKS,  LUPARDO,  RAJKUMAR,  DARLING -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   HEVESI, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to implementing
   the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act".
   § 2. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended  by  adding
 fourteen  new  subdivisions  30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
 41, 42, and 43 to read as follows:
   30. (A) THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE,
 PLAN, DESIGN, ENGINEER, FINANCE,  CONSTRUCT,  OPERATE,  MANAGE,  IMPROVE
 AND/OR MAINTAIN ANY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT.
   (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISIONS THIRTY-ONE,
 THIRTY-TWO, THIRTY-THREE, THIRTY-FOUR, THIRTY-FIVE, THIRTY-SIX,  THIRTY-
 SEVEN,   THIRTY-EIGHT,  THIRTY-NINE,  FORTY,  FORTY-ONE,  FORTY-TWO  AND
 FORTY-THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (I) "RENEWABLE ENERGY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS RENEWABLE ENERGY
 SYSTEMS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   (II) "RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT" SHALL BE DEFINED AS ALL INFRASTRUCTURE
 WHICH  GENERATES,  STORES,  DISTRIBUTES OR TRANSMITS RENEWABLE ENERGY OR
 THERMAL ENERGY AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00338-01-3
              

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